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HR 6339 111th Congress House

Veteran Medic Corpsmen Physician Assistant Demonstration Program Act of 2010

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to assist military medics and corpsmen in making transitions to civilian physician assistant jobs.

Introduced: September 29, 2010 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Education programs fundingGovernment studies and investigationsHealth personnelMedical educationVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Latest action September 29, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veteran Medic Corpsmen Physician Assistant Demonstration Program Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a program to examine methods of enabling individuals with military medical or health professional work experience to build on such skills by entering into the physician assistant workforce. Outlines study requirements. Requires: (1) the Secretary to award grants to institutions of higher education with accredited physician assistant programs to carry out demonstration projects under the program; and (2) such institutions to give priority to individuals who serve or have served in the Armed Forces as a paramedic or other similar medical support position.

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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Sep 29, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6339: Veteran Medic Corpsmen Physician Assistant Demonstration Program Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6339/
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"H.R. 6339: Veteran Medic Corpsmen Physician Assistant Demonstration Program Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6339/.
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H.R. 6339, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6339/.
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